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Desperate Housewives Season 1 Episode 23
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00:01Previously on Desperate Housewives
00:03There is a motive to every mystery
00:06Your body isn't responding to the medication the way it should
00:09I think I'm having a heart attack
00:11Evidence of every crime
00:15Are you charging you with a hate crime?
00:17I thought you were cheating with him
00:19With our gay cable guy?
00:21I didn't know he was gay
00:22I didn't know Justin was either
00:25And an answer to every question
00:30Gabby the woman killed herself
00:32Something must have been going on
00:33All you have to do is take a closer look
00:38It had a woman in it
00:39A woman? She was all chopped up
00:41And eventually every secret
00:43You know where Paul Young is?
00:45I know where he'll be on Thursday night
00:49Will be revealed
00:50Mary Alice was being blackmailed?
00:53Mary Alice, what did you do?
00:57My name is Mary Alice Young
00:59And before I died
01:01My life was filled with love
01:03Laughter, friendship
01:05And sadly
01:07Secrets
01:10The secrets had begun 15 years earlier
01:13When my name was Angela Forrest
01:15And I was living a life of quiet desperation
01:22I'd feel it every morning as I made breakfast for my husband
01:25If you could stop by the market today that would be great
01:27I'm out of shaving cream
01:29And during the errands I ran in the afternoons
01:32It's a Friday double coupon day
01:33You'll save a bunch of some more Fridays
01:35Even at my work every evening
01:37What a lovely calendar
01:39Was this taken around here?
01:41Oh no, that's way out in Fairview
01:43I have family there
01:44Isn't it idyllic?
01:47Here Angela, you can file this
01:49To me, each day was grey and meaningless
01:57And then one night
01:59Suddenly
02:01Hey Angela
02:03There was color
02:05Deirdre
02:07What are you doing here?
02:08I need some money
02:15Deirdre
02:16Here
02:23You're using again, aren't you?
02:25No
02:26I just, um
02:27Just gotta get some food for my baby
02:29Some other stuff
02:31Oh, if the baby's hungry
02:32We can go to the market and then I'll buy food
02:34I can shop for my own baby
02:35Okay?
02:37Quiet
02:38Quiet
02:38I can't think
02:40Look, see this watch?
02:42It's worth a lot
02:43I'll give it to you for 50 bucks
02:45She's not giving you money
02:46Do you mind?
02:49Angela
02:49You're the only one at rehab
02:50Who treated me like a person
02:53Okay, please
02:54Please don't stop now
02:57I'm sorry
03:03I'll sell you my baby
03:08What?
03:09I heard you talking
03:10And I know you can't have your own
03:13It's been killing you
03:14I think it's time that you left
03:15No, I'm thinking about Dana
03:17You'll give him a good home
03:18Okay?
03:19He'll be better off
03:20Okay?
03:22Shh
03:22Quiet, quiet
03:27Honey
03:33How much money do you keep in the house?
03:49She has a 10 month old baby
03:51Where the hell is it?
03:52I don't know
03:53If we'd seen the kid
03:54We certainly wouldn't have left it sitting in the middle of a crack house
03:57If anything happens to that child, I will have your badge
03:59Just let me do my job, huh?
04:01We'll post an officer at the junkie's bedside
04:02She wakes up
04:03We'll let her tell us where she left your kid
04:36I really do hope you folks will be happy here in Fairview
04:39Thank you
04:40And we were
04:42Wave bye, Zack
04:43Wave bye-bye
04:44We were as happy as any family could be
04:53Until one night
04:56Three years later
05:00There was a knock at our door
05:06And I was desperate once again
05:15It was 5 o'clock in the morning on Wisteria Lane when the phone calls started
05:21Of course, each of them knew something was wrong from that first ring
05:26Hello?
05:29After all, it's one of the unwritten rules of suburbia
05:33Hello?
05:35Don't call the neighbors in the middle of the night
05:39Unless the news is bad
05:41Hello?
05:43And so they came
05:45And so they came
05:45With their uncombed hair and their unmade faces
05:49They came because
05:51After all these years
05:53Three
05:55They were no longer
05:56Just neighbors
06:00What are you
06:02Doing here?
06:03We heard Rex had a heart attack
06:04How is he?
06:06Um
06:08He's stable
06:09But, um
06:11They have to put in a pacemaker
06:12So they're gonna need to operate
06:14How did you guys know?
06:15Daniel called
06:17So how are you doing?
06:20We were having a fight
06:21When he
06:22Got the heart attack
06:23And
06:25I'm just feeling really guilty
06:26Because I should've gotten him here sooner
06:28And
06:28Honey, the doctors here are great
06:30Yeah, and he's so young
06:31He's gonna bounce right back
06:32I'm sure you have nothing to worry about
06:35You know what?
06:36I am so happy that you guys came here
06:39I really am
06:39But I am trying really hard to be strong
06:41So if you
06:42Keep comforting me
06:44You're gonna lose it?
06:45Mm-hmm
06:45Okay
06:45Then we won't comfort you
06:47Thank you
06:48We're just gonna
06:49Talk about non-crisis things
06:56Oh, I know
06:58Uh
06:59I found Mrs. Huber's journal
07:00In some of Mike's stuff
07:02And I think she knew
07:03Mary Alice's secret
07:04And was blackmailing her
07:09Yep
07:09That'll do it
07:13Zachary
07:14Come back here, please
07:24Your father told you
07:25He would be gone for a while
07:26He said you should let me
07:28Look after you
07:28I will be fine by myself
07:29I am not a child
07:36I know you're not a child
07:38But I think we should discuss this
07:40I'm fine, really
07:42Why should you fend for yourself
07:44When you can just come home with me?
07:46Let me shoulder the burden
07:48It would really be my pleasure
07:49Stop!
07:50What kind of freak are you?
07:51Just leave me alone, alright?
07:52You are not my mother
07:53I told you that I am fine
07:54Now stop acting like my mother
07:56And go home!
07:58I wish it were that easy, Zachary
08:01For your sake
08:02But it's not
08:04Your father's not coming back
08:06He said that he was
08:07He lied
08:09I wanted to spare you this
08:11But your father and I discussed it
08:14And he decided that he shouldn't come back
08:21Now get your bag
08:24And let's go home
08:28I'm gonna make you some pudding
08:42What did you do to my dad?
08:44Ah!
08:45Help me!
08:49Mrs. Applewhite?
08:50Yes?
08:52Hi!
08:53I'm Edie Britt
08:55The realtor that helped you buy this house?
08:58Oh!
08:58Of course!
08:59Hi!
09:00I've been so curious to meet you
09:03Really?
09:04Why?
09:06It's just that I've never sold a house over the phone before
09:11You're awfully brave buying a place sight unseen
09:14Not really
09:15We could tell from the advertisement it was just what we were looking for
09:19This is my son
09:20Matthew
09:21It's nice to meet you, ma'am
09:22Please
09:23Call me Edie
09:24Ma'am's for
09:25Middle-aged women
09:28Like her
09:32You can call her ma'am anytime you want
09:36So, are you two finding everything okay?
09:38Because we didn't do our realtor's walkthrough
09:41Everything is fine
09:43Oh, honey, escrow's closed
09:45Now I can show you where to put the buckets when the rain comes
09:49Edie, the house is fine
09:52But how lovely of you to stop by
09:57Oh, okay
09:59Here is my card
10:01Call!
10:02Anytime you want
10:07Bye
10:17People are very friendly in this neighborhood
10:19Yes
10:21Yes, they are
10:25Mike
10:25Mike, hi, sweetie
10:26I hope the job's going well
10:28Um, so, I hope you're not mad
10:31But I found Mrs. Hoover's journal in your truck
10:34And, well, I couldn't exactly not read it, so I did
10:37And, um, I know all about the blackmail
10:40So, call me, we'll talk
10:42Love you, bye
10:44Bye
10:44I haven't heard back, and I was getting a little concerned
10:48The girls and I were talking, and we think that maybe Paul Young killed Mrs. Hoover
10:51And if he did, then maybe he killed your old girlfriend, too
10:55So, we should really talk about this, so call me
10:57I love you, bye
10:58I thought the whole point of having a cell phone was so someone could reach you when they needed to
11:03talk
11:04How can we move forward as a couple if you won't communicate with me?
11:07Mike, I need you to call me back
11:09I mean it
11:10Love you, bye
11:13I'm so sorry for that last phone call
11:16Um, let's just say it was the worry talking
11:20I just really need to talk to you, and...
11:23Can you hang on? I got another call
11:27Hello?
11:28Hey, it's me
11:28Oh, my God, where have you been?
11:31Uh, the reception's pretty lousy up here, but I got your messages
11:34Well, I'm really sorry for that last message, I was just, uh...
11:38Stressed out?
11:39Yes, let's call it stressed out
11:43Uh, so how did you get Martha Hoover's journal?
11:47Oh, um, her sister, Mrs. Tillman, gave it to me, she was helping me with my search
11:54I just really think we need to give it to the police
11:59Uh, yeah
12:01Yeah, absolutely
12:02Really?
12:03Sure, yeah, uh, as soon as I get through with this job, we'll make an appointment with that detective
12:07What's his name? Uh, Copeland
12:08Great
12:10That's great
12:11All right, so I'll, uh, see you in a few hours
12:14Okay, hurry though
12:15I just have a feeling that Paul Young is in the middle of all of this
12:19Well, let's not rush to judgment
12:40What are you doing here?
12:41I'm here to testify for you, Carlos
12:44Can you take those off?
12:46Yes, ma'am
12:46There's no way I'm dressing him
12:50Oh, Gabby
12:53Thank God you're doing this
12:56Beating up a second gay guy?
12:59It looks bad
12:59Yes, well, Carlos, in some circles, beating people up at all is frowned upon
13:05So why'd you change your mind?
13:07Well, I'm about to be the mother of your child
13:10Which means a lot of responsibility and little time for myself
13:13So if I'm gonna get you out of this mess, you have to reciprocate
13:17Okay
13:17When the baby cries in the middle of the night, you're going to get up without saying one word
13:24Doctor's appointments? You're driving
13:26I'm not putting a car seat in my Maserati
13:30And you will also be on bottle duty
13:32That means washing, sterilizing, and filling
13:35That way I'll have some semblance of a life and then maybe I won't hate you so much
13:41All right, there we go
13:44So we're good?
13:47See you in court
13:48Hey, Gabby
13:51Aren't we breastfeeding?
13:53No, honey, if you can swing that one, more power to you
14:00Can I buy any old pizza?
14:03Uh, you can, honey, if you can pay for it
14:05Yeah!
14:07That is 19, 19, 19 zip, bring it
14:11Just stay here with Penny for a second, okay?
14:15Tom!
14:18Yes!
14:19In your face, that is 20 zip game, out!
14:23Tom, what are you doing?
14:25I'm playing air hockey, what's it look like?
14:26Kevin, you're up
14:28Well, it's the middle of the day and shouldn't you be at work?
14:31No, I quit
14:35You did not
14:36Yes, yesterday, told Peterson he could stick it
14:41You're not bringing it, Kevin, bring it
14:43Could you talk to me for a second? I don't understand
14:47What? You asked Peterson's wife to make sure he wouldn't promote me
14:51So he gives a huge promotion to Annabelle, so I quit
14:57What don't you understand?
14:58What don't you understand?
15:01Okay
15:03Okay
15:05Could we go home and talk about this, please?
15:07No, we can't
15:09Serve it up, meat!
15:12Just gonna stay here and play games all day?
15:15No, I'm gonna go and get some ice cream and then
15:19I'm gonna go to the lake, maybe rent a boat
15:21Do whatever it is I feel like
15:23Gotcha!
15:25Tom
15:25Go home, Lynette, go home before I say something I regret
15:28Go home
15:34Alright, you
15:37You score this next point
15:38You get your bike back
15:45Okay
15:51What are you thinking about?
15:54Oh, I was just, um
15:56Thinking that I need to start spring cleaning
15:59You haven't done that yet?
16:01No, and I need to clean out our rain gutters and
16:03Beneath the refrigerator
16:04And I can't tell you how long it's been since I've replaced the shelf liner, so
16:08Then you'll finish off with our wedding silver
16:11How did you know that?
16:13See, all those years you didn't think I was paying attention
16:16But I was
16:18And do you know why I save it for last?
16:20No
16:21Because it makes me think of my Aunt Fern
16:24And the day we got married
16:26I told her how happy I was
16:28And she told me
16:29That even during bad times to always remember
16:32That the best was yet to come
16:34And so as I polish it
16:36I think about you
16:37And the kids
16:38And our life
16:40And how right she was
16:44They're gonna operate on me
16:46I know
16:48I wanna say some stuff
16:50Just in case
16:51Rex, you don't have to say anything
16:54I'm sorry
16:56For everything I did
16:58You know, moving out
17:00The infidelity
17:01The sex stuff
17:02Doesn't matter
17:05From here on in
17:08Can we just
17:09Say that we're even?
17:13Okay
17:14Thanks
17:22Thanks
17:22And for the record
17:25You are gonna come through this operation just fine
17:30How can you be so sure?
17:32Because I told you
17:34The best is yet to come
17:53So, I'll see you Sunday
17:54Don't forget to feed Bongo
17:55Oh, thanks, I'll go do that now
17:57Go on the car, sweetie
17:58I have to talk to your mom real quick
18:02So, you're gonna go live in sin
18:04With the plumber slash ex-con
18:06It's funny you should mention sin
18:08I think adultery still falls in that category
18:11I don't like the idea of this guy
18:13Being around Julie 24-7
18:17He's a good person
18:18Mike's cool, dad
18:20He cares about us a lot
18:21And I like having him around
18:22So don't mess this up
18:26You heard the girl
18:30He's still a plumber
18:49You be a good boy, Bongo
18:52Or you're gonna go to bed hungry
19:02Hi, Miss Meyer
19:08Can you sit down, please?
19:10Can you sit down, please?
19:37I'm just gonna go get some water
19:39I'd rather you didn't
19:50Don't answer it
20:00I know you're in there, Susan
20:03I can see you
20:07If you don't wanna talk to me, fine
20:09At least have the courtesy to hide
20:19All right, but don't let her in
20:27Yee, what a pleasant surprise
20:29Right, is Mike home?
20:32Uh, no, he's on a big plumbing job, what's up?
20:35Can I come in?
20:36Why?
20:37I'm warning all the neighbors
20:38Felicia Tillman was attacked
20:41She was?
20:42At the young house, they just took her way to an ambulance
20:45I'm totally freaked out
20:47Oh, my guys haven't shown up at the job site yet
20:50I'm over there all alone
20:51So do you think maybe I could just come in and hang out for a while?
20:58Stick it up my... what?
21:01Just get the hell out of here
21:04God, you are such a bitch
21:05Yeah
21:11Why?
21:13I asked Mrs. Tillman to tell me the truth about my father
21:16She did
21:18What'd she say?
21:20Mr. Delfino took my dad away to kill him
21:23Now I'm gonna kill Mr. Delfino
21:32Your Honor, this whole mess is just a result of my loneliness
21:38My marriage is a bit strained
21:40And after Carlos was convicted
21:42No one's been convicted yet, Mrs. Solis
21:45This is just a grand jury hearing
21:46Oh, no, no, I'm talking about his other crime
21:50Oh, right
21:52Go ahead
21:54Anyways, he was placed under house arrest
21:57And he being the jealous man that he is
21:59Got a little crazy every time I left the house
22:03He knows how men look at me
22:05And while I didn't exactly ease his mind
22:11I
22:13Falsely led him to believe I was having an affair
22:18And before Carlos' house arrest, he was always working and he was never with me
22:23And I thought that maybe if he believed I was having an affair
22:27He would realize he loved me
22:30And I know it sounds stupid, I do, I just...
22:32Is there a point to this?
22:34My point is that Carlos is an angry, jealous Neanderthal
22:42But he's not a gay basher
22:46Alright, I've heard enough, counsel approach
22:51I gotta be honest, I don't think we have a hate crime here
23:07Just so you know, you beat up the wrong guy
23:11Didn't you think it was strange that you had the only lawn on Wisteria land that needed to be mowed
23:15three times a week?
23:15No
23:29You are so dead
23:32You are so dead
23:35Mortar!
23:36Carlos!
23:38He's doing it again!
23:40Hey!
23:41For God's sake, somebody stop him!
23:45Stop him!
23:47We will have order
23:49Kill you!
23:51I am going to kill you!
23:54Order!
23:56Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated, we will have order
24:35I am not trying to justify anything
24:37I don't know how you knew Martha Huber, but you ruined lives
24:40For fuck!
24:41She destroyed my family
24:43It isn't about her
24:45I don't understand
24:46Walk
24:54Remember when we first tested you?
24:57Your potassium level was a bit high
24:59Yes, you made me stop eating bananas
25:01But as we've continued testing, it's kept climbing
25:05We've now run an entire battery of tests and your kidney function is fine
25:11It has to be something you're ingesting
25:14Let me see
25:22These numbers can't be right
25:26Who prepares your meals?
25:35Bree
25:37I understand you've been having some marital problems
25:45Wait a minute
25:47Wasn't there also an incident at a salad bar?
25:50She gave you onions when she knew you were allergic
25:54That was an accident
25:56You're getting this potassium from somewhere
26:01Get out
26:02Rex
26:03I mean it
26:05Get out
26:12Leave the chart
26:15I want to read it
26:16I can't...
26:30To be honest
26:32I can't...
26:32I can't...
26:34I can't...
26:45I can't see
26:52so did you have a fun day
26:56as a matter of fact i did
27:01probably had the most fun that i have had
27:03in a long time you know i didn't tell you to quit
27:08no no no well you made damn sure that i'd go nowhere for the next 20 years
27:18i don't know what to say i hear please forgive me is popular yes i am sorry i am so
27:25so sorry i
27:26didn't want to hurt you but i was trying to protect our family if you got a promotion we
27:33never would have seen you you would have been traveling oh lynette lynette you're right
27:39you're right you're right that promotion would have just killed us so this is gonna all work out
27:49what does that mean it means that i can use the break oh well yeah i think it would be
27:58good for
27:59you to take some time off no no not sometime full time i'm gonna be a stay-at-home dad
28:06huh what the heck you earned a living for a while tom that's
28:13crazy why why is it crazy you and i both know that you're better at the ad game and you
28:19tell
28:19me all the time how hard it is to be a mom well yes yes it is hard but i
28:24i love it too and i've
28:25been doing it for six years and i haven't complained the entire time fair enough fair enough
28:32but be honest secretly you miss the ad game don't you i mean you miss the pressure and the deadlines
28:41and the power lunches or am i wrong maybe maybe you want to sort dirty socks the rest of your
28:50life
28:52we should talk about this seriously before we make any rash decision i already made the decision
28:59you're going back to work
29:15can i at least get you something to eat zach maybe a soda thanks
29:30i gotta say i think you're making a mistake mike couldn't kill anybody i mean
29:39this could just be a misunderstanding this is not a misunderstanding listen i know you're upset
29:45but is this really what you think your mother would want you doing probably not exactly because
29:52she raised you right look you have been through a lot you've lost your mom you're still carrying
29:59around the guilt over what happened to your baby sister i never had a baby sister honey i know about
30:04dana how stupid are you i'm dana my mother was some junkie they stole me and changed my name
30:12they have been lying to me my entire life everyone lies to me my mother my father mrs tillman even
30:20julie
30:21do you understand how much that hurts look zach i know you're upset let's just let's just sit down
30:28and talk why so you can lie to me also
30:37no more talking
31:07I'll see you next time.
31:32Hello?
31:34Bree, it's Dr. Craig.
31:36I'm at the hospital, and I'm afraid I have some bad news.
31:40Oh?
31:42Rex passed away about ten minutes ago.
31:54But his operation, it's not until tomorrow.
31:57I know.
31:58He just didn't make it.
32:01But I'm so sorry that we did everything we could.
32:09Bree?
32:10Yes, of course you did.
32:12Well, thank you very much for calling.
32:38I'm so sorry.
32:41I'm so sorry.
32:49I'm so sorry.
33:09Well, thank you very much.
33:12I'm so sorry.
33:12I'm so sorry.
33:13I'm so sorry.
33:35I don't know.
34:09I don't know.
34:13You ever actually had to kill anyone for real before?
34:17Yeah.
34:19Oh.
34:22Isn't you so tired of walking?
34:24Let's just do this here.
34:34I don't expect any favors from you, obviously.
34:38But could you at least do me the courtesy of telling me why we're here?
34:50You knew Deirdre?
34:53Yeah.
34:55And I know what you did to her.
34:58She was just a sad girl with a lot of problems, and she did some terrible, crazy, selfish stuff.
35:04But you tell me what she ever could have done to deserve death at the hands of somebody like you.
35:14It's complicated.
35:17It's so complicated.
35:21And just like that, my husband began sharing my secrets.
35:29You want some carrots, Zachary?
35:31Secrets I had died to protect.
35:36There we go.
35:40Well, we have to get that fence up in the backyard before the pool's finished.
35:44I know.
35:45I'm serious.
35:47You know how kids are drawn to water.
36:03Hello, Angela.
36:14You did a good job covering your tracks.
36:18I had to spend a lot of my father's money hunting you down.
36:21Congratulations.
36:22You found us.
36:25You know, I never told the police what happened.
36:28You didn't?
36:29They would have put Dana in foster care.
36:31Or worse, given them to my father.
36:34So I kept our little secret.
36:39Well, we appreciate that.
36:42Anyway, I guess you can see I've gotten myself cleaned up.
36:47Yes, you look lovely.
36:50I'm not the same person you knew back then, Angela.
36:54I'm in a good place now.
36:59You can't have him.
37:01Just because I didn't go to the police before doesn't mean I can't do it now.
37:04Zach is our son.
37:06His name is Dana.
37:07If you think I'm giving my baby to some junkie, you're crazy.
37:10He's not your baby.
37:11Just calm down.
37:12You were always so high and mighty back at the clinic, looking down on us, poor degenerates.
37:17Pretending you wanted to help when all you really wanted was to feel superior.
37:21What a self-righteous bitch.
37:23You're still using, aren't you?
37:25Go to hell.
37:26What are you doing?
37:27Let me see your arm.
37:27I said I'm clean.
37:28Let me see.
37:29Let's just take it easy.
37:31Where do you think you're going?
37:32I'm getting my son, and I'm taking him home.
37:34Paul, stop her.
37:36Please, come on.
37:38Sit down.
37:39Sit down.
37:41I'll re-raise him.
37:42We're his parents.
37:44Come on.
37:45Come on.
37:45No!
37:46Paul!
37:54Don't worry.
37:56I'll give him a good home.
38:03No!
38:23Oh, Mary Alice, what did you do?
38:29No!
38:45Mommy?
38:49It's okay, Zach.
38:54Mommy needs to borrow your toy chest.
38:58You go back to sleep, okay?
39:00Okay.
39:12What are we going to do?
39:15You said they were pouring the concrete for the pool tomorrow.
39:18You can't be serious.
39:20I'll never find her.
39:22We can put her in this.
39:24She won't fit.
39:26Then we'll have to make her fit.
39:29What are you doing?
39:31Checking for track marks.
39:33Oh.
39:50Oh.
39:52Oh.
39:52Oh.
40:12Deirdre had a baby.
40:20Let's get this over with.
40:22Oh, my God.
40:57It's an odd thing to look back on the world, to watch those I left behind, each in her
41:05own way so brave, so determined, and so very desperate.
41:15Desperate to venture out, but afraid of what she'll miss when she goes.
41:23Desperate to get everything she wants, even when she's not exactly sure of what that is.
41:35Desperate for life to be perfect again, although she realizes it never really was.
41:47Desperate for a better future, if she can find a way to escape her past.
41:58Desperate for a better future, I not only watch, I cheer them on, these amazing women.
42:06Desperate for a better future, I hope so much they'll find what they're looking for.
42:13But I know not all of them will.
42:18Desperate for a better future, sadly.
42:23That's just not the way life works.
42:27Desperate for a better future, not everyone gets a happy ending.
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